What is a reasonable compensation for pain and suffering in a car accident? How?

The insurance company owes you for your car damages. Under Florida No-Fault auto law, unless you have sustained a significant permanent injury you have no claim against other driver, only your PIP coverage from your own company for medicals and wage loss up to $10,000.

My advice is to calm down and not worry about any personal injury claim or what it is worth. If you have health insurance, focus on your medical treatment. There is no way to tell what is reasonable compensation until your injuries resolve. If you have no health insurance and cannot afford medical treatment, an attorney may be able to arrange for medical treatment in return for a promise that the bills will be paid out of any settlement proceeds. It might be helpful if you could find out how much insurance the other driver has. If the accident was in South Carolina, S.C. Code Section 38-77-250 explains how to request this information. The SC Code of Laws can be found on line (Google - "SC Code of Laws"). You should also ask your insurance agent if you have underinsured motorist coverage.

In Michigan, it is your OWN car insurer that pays for: 1. No Fault Benefits (wage loss, medical care and replacement services); and 2. Collision damage. It is the other @ fault parties vehicle insurer that pays for: 3. Pain and suffering IF any injured party has suffered a serious impairment of a body function, permanent serious disfigurement and/or death. Unless your/your niece's injuries are proven to meet 1 of the above thresholds, you/she can not actually receive money for pain & suffering. So your question about amount can only be answered by a thorough review of the medical records/test results and a medical determination as to whether any of the injuries are permanent or ongoing, and if ongoing, how long they will last and how the ordinary life of the injured person is being effected.

Case values vary widely from case to case and place to place. It is the job of an experienced injury lawyer to evaluate a claim.

Best advice is to wait to ensure that you and the children are OK. It is too early to try and settle your case or to put a value on it. If you and/or they are still injured, get the treatment you need and focus on getting back to pre-collision status. Ensure that the insurance carrier replaces the car seats and takes care of your car. They can and should do that NOW. You can wait on the injury portion of the case until you and the children know that you have fully recovered. There is no rush to settle that part of the claim if the accident just happened a few days ago.

Two weeks since the accident. You wouldn't have any idea what your claim is worth .after you are fully well, fully back to normal, and after you know all your damages you then should consult a lawyer about your case. You are trying hard to jazz it up with all this "severe" stuff and "flashbacks" if you had a severe injury would could not be well in 2 weeks. And if you have flashbacks which I doubt, you wont get a buck on that count unless you have a doctor testify for you medically which I doubt any one of them would.

Clear liability on the L turning car. No fault on you. You should not be in any rush to try to resolve your bodily injury claim with the insurer for the at fault driver. You need to have consistent follow up with your doctor, and make sure that you are getting the treatment you need. In this regard, hopefully, you had PIP coverage on your car, or you have other insurance, so pay your bills as you go along through your treatment course. The insurer for the at fault driver is NOT going to pay your bills as you go along. It wants to cut you ONE check at the end of the case and have you sign a Release. The important thing is that you get the treatment you need. Don't let there be gaps in treatment / doctor therapy visits. No NO Shows at treatment providers. Many people feel like they can do these claims on their own. Some can but most can't. You should strongly consider consulting with a lawyer in your area who handles injury cases. You have no leverage with the at fault insurer without a lawyer. I always tell people even after you pay the lawyer, and the bills / insurance paybacks, you are still going to do better NET in your pocket with a lawyer than if you try to do the claim yourself.

Your case is worth what you can prove to a jury, taking into consideration how the accident occurred, the type of injury, the method of treating, the length of treatment, and all residuals, together with the impact on your life.